Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 265 | 265 | 361 | 371 | 408 | 322 | 305 | 297 | 301 | 371 | 449 | 431 | 837 | 778 | 917 | 729 | 741 | 660 | 2840 | 2562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:17PM1.85m | 6:49AM2.02m | 7:13PM1.84m | 7:47AM2.01m | 8:12PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:15PM0.17m | 00:33AM0.12m | 1:13PM0.17m | 1:30AM0.12m | 2:12PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 337 | 265 | 265 | 361 | 371 | 408 | 322 | 305 | 297 | 301 | 118 | 208 | 176 | 837 | 778 | 917 | 729 | 741 | 490 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | N 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 14 | SE 14 | N 5 | NNE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 15 | 39 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 10 | 371 | 449 | 431 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 200 | 339 | 27 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 5 | SE 14 | NNE 9 | — | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 5 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | S 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 17 | 29 | 90 | 76 | 36 | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 660 | 2840 | 2562 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 145 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 43 | 13 | 35 |
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